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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pecuniary Standard of Living.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Private ownership led to what cultural development?
(a) Jealousy and murders.
(b) War.
(c) Competition for goods.
(d) Dueling.

2. What consumption articles does Veblen state that the consumer hangs on to the most?
(a) Luxuries.
(b) Objects with high utility value.
(c) Objects with high exchange value.
(d) Necessities.

3. What was the state of the leisure class in hunting cultures?
(a) It was developing but still competing with the communal lifestyle.
(b) It existed only for the priests.
(c) It was highly developed, and hunters exploit the women for their labor.
(d) It did not exist.

4. Where is conspicuous consumption most prevalent?
(a) In urban areas.
(b) In Paris.
(c) In rural areas.
(d) In court.

5. How must a man of leisure act?
(a) WIth appreciation for the technical trades that allow him his leisure.
(b) With no respect or regard for his inferiors.
(c) With deference toward his equals and superiors.
(d) With decorum appropriate to his station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Veblen say possessions indicate in an ownership society?

2. How does Veblen say members of a society are ranked and judged?

3. What does Veblen say the effects of an ownership society are on the behavior of its members?

4. When did the leisure class become part of society?

5. How does Veblen describe hunting in a predatory culture?

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